Digital technologies or information and communication technologies (ICTs) include a wide range of tools, processes and actors to improve the collection, storage, dissemination, and analysis of information.…… Read more “ICTs in the Euro zone”

If the US presidential campaigns of 2008 and 2012 seemed to confirm the conviction that digital tools, including the internet and social networks, empowered civil society organisations…… Read more “From great promises to pitfalls”

In this blog, I would like to share with you some of my favorite thought-provoking videos about nature. This series is from the non-governmental organisation Conservation International…… Read more “A new voice for nature”

Digital technologies are ubiquitous. From sunrise to sunset, we are immersed in a world where virtual and real intermingle permanently. The decisions we make every day are…… Read more “Plurality of opinions”

Recent information revolutions are based on the emergence of new information and communication technologies (ICTs), which encapsulate the converging set of technologies in microelectronics, computing telecommunications and…… Read more “Civil society and ICTs”

At the beginning of the generalization of internet, many scholars and policy-makers were techno-optimist: seeing this transformational technology as a promising opportunity to increase public participation in…… Read more “Personal data and trust”

This blog post is part of a series of articles exploring potential links between blockchain technologies and international relations. Since many students asked me to explain this new…… Read more “Networked integrity”

The fourth industrial revolution described by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as the convergence of the physical, digital, and biological worlds, is often portrayed as being a…… Read more “Blockchain to replace IOs”

According to the OECD, participation[1] comprises of three elements: access to information, consultation and active participation. It is often said that information and communication technologies (ICTs) have…… Read more “Technology and democracy”

Transparency is often considered a prerequisite for democratic accountability, and can be conceptualized as “the extent to which individuals who may be significantly affected by a decision…… Read more “ICTs and Health Institutions”

States’ interdependence, globalization, expansion of scope and authority of international organizations, and the growth of the global civil society have increased concerns about the use of power…… Read more “Soft power and accountability”